Red reflex examination in neonates: The need for early screening

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-302

  Litmanovitz, Ita ^a,b   Dolfin, Tzipora ^a,b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Congenital; Congenital cataract; Ocularanomalies; Red reflex; Vision 2020

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN SCREENING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE DISEASES; ISRAEL; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VISION SCREENING; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77953486112     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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